Vinyl pressings
by Dean Martin · 1967
Happiness Is Dean Martin was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
10637 R-6242-A 1-ESide A etch
10638 R-6242-B 1-ESide B Etch
10638 R-6242-B 1-JSide 2 Etching (Variant 2)
10637 R-6242-A 1-D B 1111Side A runout, variant 3
30637 RS-6242 A 1ASide A runout etched
30638 RS-6242 B 1BSide B runout etched
30637 RS-6242 A 1GSide A runout etched
30637 RS-6242 A 1Bside A runout
30638 RS-6242 B 1Jside B runout
30637 RS-6242 A 1Eside A Variant 1
30638 RS-6242 B 1Aside B Variant 1
30,637A side label
30,638B side label
30637 RS-6242 A IG D PA side
30638 RS-6242 B 1A o BB side
30637 RS-6242 A (unreadable) 1F 5Side A label
30638 RS-6242 B 1B o DSide B label
30637 RS-6242 A o DSide A label (Variant 1)
RS-6242 B 1B C PSide A label (Variant 2)
10637 R-6242-A 1BRunout side A
10638 R-6242-B 1CRunout side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records R-6242First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records CRV 6071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records 6242 / Reprise Records RS-6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records 6242 / Reprise Records RS-6242LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS.6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RS-6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R-6242First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R-6242First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6242First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6242 / Reprise Records RS 6242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R-6242LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 6242 / Reprise Records R-6242LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 040 / Reprise Records RS 6242LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records RLP 6242 / Reprise Records 6242LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6242LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Reprise Records R 6242LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Happiness Is Dean Martin are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records R-6242, released May 2, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-6242, RS-6242, CRV 6071, 6242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10637 R-6242-A 1-E and 10638 R-6242-B 1-E. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
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